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Spanish word
pesebre
Pronunciation
IPA/peˈseβɾe/
Meaning
- masculine nounnativity scene
Example
¿Has visto el pesebre de la plaza este año?
Have you seen the nativity scene in the plaza this year?
More examples
En Navidad, la familia monta el pesebre con las figuras tradicionales.
At Christmas, the family sets up the nativity scene with the traditional figures.
Core concept
A tabletop arrangement of figurines gathered around a small central manger for the infant Jesus.
Common phrases
el pesebre de Navidad
the Christmas nativity scene
montar el pesebre
set up the nativity scene
figuras del pesebre
nativity scene figures
Similar words
belén: Staged recreation of the nativity with figures and props, often shown in churches or plazas.
nacimiento: Display of figures portraying the birth of Jesus, with the infant in a manger as focal point.
Definition in Spanish
Decoración navideña formada por figuras que recrean la escena del portal de Belén, con una pequeña cuenca o comedero en el centro para la figura del Niño.
Word origin
From Latin praesepe 'manger', the Spanish word originally denotes a feeding trough and now names the decorative nativity display.
Usage tips
- Use poner el pesebre or armar el pesebre for setting it up, and in Spain people often say montar el belén as a synonym.
Other meanings
- mangernoun
- feeding troughnoun